Sustaining your
wellbeing strategy
by engaging your
staff
26th March 2014
Hertfordshire Workplace Pilot
 Have been supporting the
Hertfordshire Public Health
Workplace Pilot since 2013
 To date, 60 employees have been
trained to become Workplace
Health Champions in Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire Workplace Pilot
 All face to face training events for
Workplace Health Champions are
bespoke to meet the individual
requirements of workplaces
 Take into account specific health
and wellbeing priorities within
individual workplaces.
The Role of the Workplace
Health Champion
 Support workplace wellbeing
strategy
 Identify health improvement
needs
 Provide brief advice
 Signpost people into health
improvement services.
Responsibilities
 Point of contact
 Provide regular up to date
information
 Participate in local and national
health campaigns
 Create a dedicated health area
or notice board
 Liaise with BITC and Public Health
 Provide information when
requested.
Workplace Health
Champion Training
 One day training session covering:
 Public health challenges
 The role of the Health Champion
 Key messages when promoting health
and wellbeing
 Overcoming barriers to communication
and behavioural change
 Action planning
 Short assessment to achieve the RSPH
Level 2 Award in Understanding
Health Improvement.
Agenda
What is health?
Communicating
effectively
Promoting health and
wellbeing
Changing behaviour to
improve health
RSPH Qualification
 Assessment consists of 30 multiple
choice questions – pass mark is
20 out of 30
 Level 2 Award in Understanding
Health Improvement
 Gold standard for Health
Champions .
Key benefits seen by
organisations so far ...
 Engagement of key staff
 Spreading the word
 Inspiring others from different
areas within an organisation.
What organisations thought
about the training ...
 Helped get HR on board, which
was a key objective
 Getting the word out about the
organisation’s health and
wellbeing strategy
‘The Champions training has really
helped give our wellbeing
programme more life’
What the Workplace
Champions thought ...
 Informative and very well delivered,
lots of information and idea sharing
 Provided great ideas on how to
promote and communicate
messages
 Really enjoyed the event, found it
engaging and great that we get a
qualification from it.
What the Workplace
Champions thought ...
 Very knowledgeable session, a good
introduction to workplace wellbeing
 Excellent, gave me great ideas and
the motivation to go back into my
workplace to promote healthier
lifestyles and support people
What are Workplace Health
Champions doing?
 Supporting national health
promotion campaigns
 Dedicated healthy living notice
boards
 Encouraging staff to become
more active
 Promoting healthier eating and
increasing the availability of
healthier food options in
workplaces.
Workplace Health
Champion Training
23rd April 2014
 Free training funded through
Public Health Hertfordshire
 9.30am – 4.00pm
 Beales Hotel, Hatfield
 For more information or to book
a place, email:
[email protected]